Financial Institutions, Inc. (FISI) Ownership

NASDAQ: FISITop holders, insider trades and short interest.

FISI ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
81.4%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
2.58%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
19.7M
Float
17.3M
shares available to trade
Short interest
4.14%
796K shares short
Days to cover
5.78
short interest up 19.6% vs prior month
  • Institutions 81.41%
  • Insiders 2.58%
  • Other investors 16.01%

FISI top institutional holders

20 largest
Financial Institutions, Inc. top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1PL Capital Advisors, LLC9.22%1.8M$71.4M—June 30, 2026
2BlackRock Inc8.46%1.7M$65.5M+189,188 (+12.8%)June 30, 2026
3Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.5.09%1.0M$39.4M+44,814 (+4.7%)June 30, 2026
4Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.27%841K$33.1M+5,628 (+0.7%)June 30, 2026
5Adage Capital Partners Gp LLC4.24%835K$32.8M−113,472 (−12.0%)June 30, 2026
6Acadian Asset Management LLC3.01%593K$23.3M+38,763 (+7.0%)June 30, 2026
7State Street Corp3.01%592K$23.3M+13,374 (+2.3%)June 30, 2026
8Geode Capital Management, LLC2.98%587K$23.1M+18,028 (+3.2%)June 30, 2026
9Ategra Capital Management LLC2.86%564K$22.2M—June 30, 2026
10Two Sigma Investments LLC2.32%457K$18.0M+182,358 (+66.4%)June 30, 2026
11JPMorgan Chase & Co2.06%405K$15.9M+162,059 (+66.7%)June 30, 2026
12American Century Companies Inc1.77%350K$13.7M+261,850 (+298.4%)June 30, 2026
13Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC1.33%263K$10.3M+50,106 (+23.5%)June 30, 2026
14AQR Capital Management LLC1.28%251K$9.9M+93,488 (+59.2%)June 30, 2026
15Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.1.26%249K$9.8M+16,120 (+6.9%)June 30, 2026
16AllianceBernstein L.P.1.24%245K$9.6M−7,968 (−3.1%)June 30, 2026
17Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts1.19%235K$9.2M−25,807 (−9.9%)June 30, 2026
18The Goldman Sachs Group Inc1.10%216K$8.5M−29,066 (−11.9%)June 30, 2026
19Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC1.01%200K$7.8M−2,800 (−1.4%)June 30, 2026
20Qube Research & Technologies0.98%194K$7.6M+126,187 (+186.5%)June 30, 2026

Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 13 holders added 1.2M shares and 5 cut 179K.

FISI top mutual fund and ETF holders

20 largest
Financial Institutions, Inc. top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest3.02%595K$23.4M—August 31, 2026
2iShares Russell 2000 ETF2.78%549K$21.6M+7,907 (+1.5%)September 30, 2026
3Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF2.09%412K$16.2M+1,488 (+0.4%)September 30, 2026
4Fidelity Small Cap Index1.11%218K$8.6M+2,497 (+1.2%)July 31, 2026
5State Street® SPDR® S&PRgnllBkgETF1.09%215K$8.4M+6,400 (+3.1%)September 30, 2026
6DFA US Small Cap Value I1.08%212K$8.4M+13,645 (+6.9%)August 31, 2026
7iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF0.98%194K$7.6M+294 (+0.2%)September 30, 2026
8DFA US Targeted Value I0.65%127K$5.0M—August 31, 2026
9Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.57%113K$4.5M+2,762 (+2.5%)August 31, 2026
10Schwab US Small-Cap ETF™0.52%103K$4.0M+63 (+0.1%)September 30, 2026
11Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF0.52%101K$4.0M+26 (+0.0%)September 30, 2026
12EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF0.51%100K$3.9M—September 30, 2026
13JPMorgan Small Cap Value I0.49%97K$3.8M—August 31, 2026
14Fidelity Extended Market Index0.47%92K$3.6M−4,744 (−4.9%)August 31, 2026
15JPM Glbl Eq Abs Alp I2 perf acc USD0.47%92K$3.6M—August 31, 2026
16DFA US Small Cap I0.44%87K$3.4M—August 31, 2026
17First Trust Dow Jones Sel MicroCap ETF0.43%86K$3.4M—September 30, 2026
18Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF0.42%83K$3.3M+86 (+0.1%)September 24, 2026
19RMB Mendon Financial Services A0.38%75K$2.9M—August 31, 2026
20Scotia Wealth Quant Glbl Sm Cp Eq Pl KM0.37%74K$2.9M—August 31, 2026

Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.

FISI insider transactions

latest 6
Financial Institutions, Inc. insider transactions
DateNameTransactionPriceSharesValue
2024-12-13Kevin B QuinnBuy$25.00400$10,000
2024-12-13Robert N LatellaBuy$25.004,000$100,000
2023-05-08Samuel M GulloBuy$15.942,000$31,880
2023-05-04Robert N LatellaBuy$15.0610,000$150,600
2023-05-03Martin Kearney BirminghamBuy$16.251,500$24,375
2023-05-03Samuel J Burruano JrBuy$15.821,000$15,820

Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.

FISI shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns FISI

Institutional investors own 81.4% of Financial Institutions's shares and insiders 2.58%. The largest holder is PL Capital Advisors, LLC with 9.22% of the shares (1.8M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 13 added shares and 5 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 4.14% of the float, or 5.78 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 44.0% since 2014.

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FISI ownership FAQ

Who owns the most Financial Institutions stock?

The largest shareholders of Financial Institutions are PL Capital Advisors, LLC (9.22%), BlackRock Inc (8.46%), Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. (5.09%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (4.27%), Adage Capital Partners Gp LLC (4.24%).

What percentage of Financial Institutions is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 81.4% of Financial Institutions's shares outstanding; insiders hold 2.58%.

Which funds own Financial Institutions?

The largest fund holders of Financial Institutions are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.02%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (2.78%), Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF (2.09%), Fidelity Small Cap Index (1.11%), State Street® SPDR® S&PRgnllBkgETF (1.09%).

What is Financial Institutions's short interest?

796K shares of Financial Institutions were sold short, 4.14% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 5.78 days to cover.

Are insiders buying or selling Financial Institutions?

Of the latest 6 reported insider transactions in Financial Institutions (since May 3, 2023), 6 were purchases and 0 were sales.

How many shares of Financial Institutions are outstanding?

Financial Institutions has 19.7M shares outstanding, of which 17.3M are in the public float.

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